The Auditore family and Lu Xiao were originally ready for the stormy revenge of the Patch family, but to everyone's expectations, until this week's Sunday, the Patch family did not move.

"Something is wrong."

Giovanni frowned: "Based on my understanding of the Patch family, they are by no means the ones who swallow their anger, and there must be something behind this abnormal forbearance." ”

Lu Xiao's face moved, and he spoke without a trace: "Could it be that the Knights Templar have a bigger conspiracy, in order not to startle the snake, the Knights' high-level officials forcibly suppressed the Pache family's intention to take revenge?" ”

Giovanni touched his chin thoughtfully: "Can't rule out this possibility, what are they planning?" ”

Lu Xiao reminded again: "Think about the fate of the Duke of Milan, and the fanatical desire to take power shown by Rodrigo Borgia...... Their purpose is already there. ”

Giovanni nodded slowly with a heavy face: "Is it really trying to overthrow the Medici family's rule over Florence...... The question is, in what way do they intend to act? ”

"It's not that I look down on the Patch family and the Templars, but now the high-ranking Florentine officials are allies of the Medici family, and with the amazing financial resources of the Medici family, the city's defenses are also foolproof, and the entire Emerald City can be said to be monolithic."

"How does Rodrigo plan to break through Fiorentina's impregnable defence?"

Lu Xiao sneered and said: "We have a saying in the East, the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in an anthill, and the more complete the defense, once it is caught in a little gap, it may collapse the overall situation." ”

"If I were Rodrygo, I wouldn't have played against Fiorentina who have a solid defence."

"There is a cloud in my country's famous book on the art of war, "Sun Tzu": go to the army to plot, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and attack the city, and the law of attacking the city is a last resort."

To put it in layman's terms, Rodrigo is likely to take a strategic approach to the capture of Florence, and ...... It's probably a heart-to-heart strategy. ”

Giovanni's expression moved: "You mean that the Templars will plot against the top officials of Florence?" ”

Lu Xiao nodded and said: "If it were me, I would do this, and now we need to focus on which high-ranking officials are easy to be rebelled by Rodrigo, and it is best to give priority to those who have an enmity with Mei Diqi." ”

Giovanni paced back and forth in the study with some anxiety, as if he had a target in mind, but for a moment he couldn't believe it.

As the leader of the Florentine Brotherhood of Assassins, Giovanni quickly put aside the influence of his personal emotions on him, and said objectively in a more cold tone: "I think of a person, and in the near future, I will personally monitor him closely. ”

Lu Xiao did not reveal any more information, and silently expressed support for Giovanni's decision.

Unlike the Auditore family, which has roots here, Florence is just one stop on Lu Xiao's long journey.

In order to gather more information about the Pieces of Eden, he was not destined to stay in one place for long.

However, the origins and central city of the Renaissance were important to the Assassin Brotherhood, and many pages of Domenico's scattered Altaïr Codex fell into the city of Emerald Emerald City.

If the Brotherhood's power in Florence can be maintained, the advantages will undoubtedly outweigh the disadvantages for Lu Xiao.

As for Ezio, although a different development from history is likely to completely change his life, Lu Xiao is sure that even if Ezio knows the truth, he will definitely not blame him.

For the Auditore family, who valued their families, Ezio would have preferred to have a complete family rather than sacrifice his family in exchange for the status of a legendary Assassin Mentor.

Altaïr's collection of the Codex was destined to be a lengthy process, and he could not do it alone, as the Brotherhood's help was indispensable.

As for the six Assassin tokens related to Altaïr's armor, Lu Xiao was also determined to obtain them, and before leaving Florence, he planned to find the two Assassin tombs and remove the tokens buried inside.

……

With Giovanni's serial communication, Lorenzo agreed to the Brotherhood's plan a few days ago, and he would try to dismiss the monks in the church at Mass, so as to create a more relaxed environment for the Brotherhood to explore.

However, Lorenzo gave a time limit, and he could only help delay for half an hour at most, any more might raise suspicions.

It had been many years since Lu Xiao had cleared Assassin's Creed 2, but when he infiltrated the interior of the Church of the Hundred Flowers himself, he quickly recalled some fragments of information based on the familiar scenery.

'I remember, the tomb of the Assassins in this church, it seems to be on a high place, right? ’

Squatting on the beams above the church, Lu Xiao looked up at the semicircular dome of the church that reflected sunlight, Lorenzo and several priests of high status were bowing their heads and praying reverently in the church, completely unaware of the people above their heads.

The vault of the Church of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers is very high, and it is not easy to climb to the top, and this 30-minute infiltration operation is undoubtedly an important test of Lu Xiao's freerunning skills.

After sneaking into the church, Lu Xiao did not rush into action, but temporarily squatted on the beam to observe carefully, trying to plan the most suitable route.

The hymn BGM sung by the priests below the church added a bit of fun to Lu Xiao's climbing journey.

But as the height of the climb increased, Lu Xiao's mood inevitably became more and more nervous.

As Giovanni and La Volpe have repeatedly mentioned, the most important thing about running free is to overcome the tension of the height, to avoid the uncoordinated hands and feet under the influence of emotions, which can lead to crises.

"Suck~exhal~"

Lu Xiao took a deep breath and whispered the same words repeatedly to hint at herself: "Don't look down, don't look down, don't look down!" ”

Using his powerful legs sandwiched between a metal crossbar in mid-air, Lu Xiao tried to keep himself from looking at the extremely high ground, and tried to focus his attention on the higher destination.

Domenico had clearly put a lot of thought into designing the Assassin's Tomb, and Lu Xiao would always have the right point of use as he needed to climb it.

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to perform these dangerous maneuvers and climb to the top, but systematically trained Assassins can greatly increase their chances of success.

It can be said that this hanging tomb was originally designed with reference to the abilities of the Assassins.

Standing on the narrow metal beam to stabilize the center, Lu Xiao's legs suddenly jumped forward, just enough to reach a horizontal railing sticking out on the opposite side.

However, I don't know if it was because of the disrepair of Domenico's design or some other reason, the railing that should have been stable suddenly emitted a harsh and unpleasant twisting sound.

Lu Xiao's face changed, and while the heavily rusted railing had not been completely broken, he used the strength of his waist and abdomen to quickly swing his body to generate centrifugal force, and threw himself further into the air.

Lu Xiao stretched his body in mid-air, and finally climbed the edge of the highest platform dangerously.

"Crunch!"

The dying railing finally broke off from mid-air and slammed into the church floor with a screeching sound.

In the rather quiet church, only the priests' chants echoed, and the sudden noise startled everyone present.

The Florentine lord Lorenzo Medici was in danger, and he calmly stretched out his hand to stop the priests behind him, and was the first to look up at the heights.

At this time, Lu Xiao had already climbed to the final platform, and a marble sarcophagus appeared in front of him.

Lorenzo squinted at the empty dome of the church: "Father Romania, it's been less than five years since the church was built, right?" How can there be such a badly corroded metal pipe? ”

"This ......"

Father Romania, who was full of white beards, hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "The Church of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers is based on the church of Santa Reparata, which was built in the 4th century. ”

"Perhaps...... There are still some old church remnants in some parts of the church. ”

Lorenzo nodded noncommittally: "For the sake of the safety of the believers, I will recently pay for someone to inspect and renovate the church from the inside, and ask Father Romania to help arrange the time when the time comes." ”

Father Romania was also taken aback by the corroded metal pipe that fell from the sky, and he didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be when such a thing happened when a large number of believers gathered, so he hurriedly bowed his head and thanked him: "Okay, I will arrange for the cooperation of the people, and trouble the lord." ”